CCI Directs DG To Probe If Intel Abused Its Dominant Position And Denied Market Access

The Competition Commission of India has directed the Director General (DG) to probe into allegations of abuse of dominant position by Intel Corporation and its Indian subsidiary Intel Technology India Private Limited. The decision came on a complaint filed by Matrix Info Systems Pvt. Ltd., (Informant), a Delhi based IT trading company engaged in the business of importing, distributing and supplying a wide range of IT products, under Section 19 (1)(a) (dealing with inquiry into...

CCI Imposes Penalty On LPG Gas Vendors For Cartelization In Bidding Process [Read Order]

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has imposed penalty on 51 vendors for cartelization in the bidding process in supplying LPG Gas Cylinders to HPCL. A further penalty was imposed on 48 vendors for contravention of Section 48(1) of the Competion Act, 2002. The Commission took suo motu cognizance of the case upon receiving an anonymous letter dated 25.04.2013 alleging that a cartel was operating in tenders floated by Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. ("HPCL") in contravention of the...

CCI Finds Jaiprakash Associates Abusing Its Dominant Position, Imposes A Penalty Of 14 Crores [Read Order]

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has imposed a fine of Rs. 13.82 crores on Jaiprakash Associates Limited (JAL) for by abusing its dominant position in contravention to the provisions of the Competition Act. The Complaint was filed by one Naveen Kataria against JAL. The Complainant also alleged that the terms and conditions in the Provisional Allotment Letter (PAL) were unfair, one-sided and loaded in favour of JAL ("Opposite Party"). The Informant in February 2019 informed that...

CCI Imposes Rs 2.7 Crore Penalty On 3 Companies For Rigging Tender [Read Order]

The Competition Commission of India held three companies liable for bid-rigging in tender for conducting tree-census in Pune and imposed a penalty of Rs. 2.7 crore on them. Background The Pune Municipal Corporation (OP-4) had been directed by the Bombay HC in PIL No.93/2009 to carry out geo-enabled tree census under the provisions of Maharashtra (Urban Areas) Protection and Preservation of Trees Act, 1975. Consequently, tenders were floated by the Corporation. OP-4 floated four online tenders...

CCI Dismisses Petition Against Multiplexes Alleging Anti-Competitive Practices [Read Order]

Dismissing the allegations leveled by the Informant, Unilazer Ventures Private Limited, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) held that there was no prima facie case of anti-competitive practices against Multiplex Companies/Exhibitors. Background The Informant, a film content creator, alleged four multiplex houses of the country of having indulged in cartelization under the aegis of FICCI Multiplex Association of India in contravention of the provisions of Section 3 of the Competition Act,...

Can CCI Probe Company Directors For Violation Of Competition Act? SC To Decide In Mahyco-Monsanto's Plea

The Supreme Court yesterday issued notice on the Special Leave Petition filed by Mahyco Monsanto Biotech(India) Ltd(MMB) against a Delhi High Court judgment, which upheld the probe initiated by the Competition Commission of India(CCI) against the directors and key officials of the company for violation of anti-trust laws.MMB, a joint venture of Mahyco and Monsanto Holdings Pvt Ltd, is into manufacture and supply of Bt Cotton seeds. Yesterday, the SC bench of Justices S A Bobde and...

CCI Rules Out Violation Of Competition Act By Health Ministry Agency In Procurement Of Condoms [Read Order]

The CCI found the central agency to be acting with social objectives.

CCI vs TRAI : Apex Court Does The Balancing Act

The Apex court has finally put an end to the turf war between the Telecom Regulator ( TRAI ) and the market regulator ( CCI ) by recognizing the different roles played by both regulators in their respective fields and observing that regulators in each sector have assumed great significance with the advent of globalization leading to a free market economy.Elucidating their respective roles, the Supreme Court, rejected the argument of the Telcos and the TRAI that the jurisdiction of Competition...

CCI Has To Wait For TRAI Findings Before Acting On Jio's Complaint Of Cartelization By Other Telecos : SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court confirmed the judgment of Bombay High Court which had set aside direction issued by the Competition Commission of India(CCI) to probe Jio's allegation of cartelization by telecom service providers Idea, Airtel and Vodafone. Yesterday, a bench of Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan dismissed the appeals filed by CCI and Reliance Jio against the Bombay High Court's judgment.Jio had approached CCI in November 2016 alleging that Idea, Airtel and Vodafone had entered into...

Motive Irrelevant In Abuse Of Dominance; CCI Orders Probe Against Intel For Anti Competitive Practise [Read Order]

"The Commission is not required to go into the intent or motive of the OP in indulging into the alleged conduct that has been, prima facie, found to be abusive. Otherwise also the language of Section 4 does not impose any such obligation on the Commission", the CCI heldThe Competition Commission of India has entered a prima facie finding that Intel Corporation has abused its market dominance as its conduct had restricted the production of computer servers by a domestic manufacturer. On that...

Flipkart, Amazon Not Dominant Players In E-Commerce Market : Competition Commission [Read Order]

"It does not appear that any one player in the market is commanding any dominant position at this stage of evolution of market.", the CCI observed.Holding that Flipkart and Amazon are not acting in violation of Competition Act, the Competition Commission of India rejected a complaint filed by All India Online Vendors Association alleging abuse of market dominance by the e-commerce platforms.The complaint alleged that Flipkart was giving preferential treatment to some of the retailers and was...

Ola, Uber Not Fixing Prices In Violation Of Competition Act : Competition Commission [Read Order]

The Competition Commission of India has held that cab aggregators Ola and Uber are not indulging in price fixing in contravention of the Competition Act.On November 6, the CCI dismissed a complaint filed by Samir Agrawal, a legal practitioner, alleging that the the algorithmic pricing adopted by the aggregators takes away the liberty of individual drivers to compete with each other and thus amounts to price fixing by them in contravention of the provisions of Section 3 of the Act.Two more...